Chapter 104 The Romantic Little Emperor

Zhao Su was sitting at the emperor's head as a guard, and was somewhat restrained. All the officials here were more qualified than her, but the emperor appointed her to come. Who knows what bad water he was holding on? Anyway, she just looked up and watched the fun and just lowered her head to have a meal.

But in fact, how could she live in such a conspicuous position?

After the envoys saw the ceremony according to their etiquette, they started chatting, first talking about their respective customs and customs, and then talking about the important things.

The general content is that sea transportation has been developed in recent years. Many Western countries have known that Middle Earth's silk has excellent quality and many styles, but it is limited to long routes and difficult transportation. Now the overseas gulf silk is extremely short of stock, which has led to extremely high prices due to the competition between all parties. The king of England then sent an ambassador to negotiate business, meaning that he wanted to send a fleet for direct sales.

The advantage of doing this is that Daliang's silk sales are guaranteed and great for the development of the mulberry and hemp industry. Everyone knows that when the economy is coming, the military will be guaranteed, and the court will be more stable. The envoys lobby on this grounds, and the tongue is blooming and the tongue is full of lotus flowers and croaking.

The emperor listened to their statements and did not rush to express his opinion. He just asked about their national conditions, ship conditions, and some social issues from time to time.

The translations on both sides are a little stuttering, and it can be seen that due to the limitations of the times, translation talents still need to be cultivated.

Fortunately, there is no problem with the general meaning, and there is no misunderstanding. While listening, Zhao Su was eating and drinking within the scope permitted by the rules. At the state banquet, it’s useless to not eat!

But the good times didn't last long. The blue robe was fruitless in lobbying for half a day. After drinking a few sips of wine, she blew back and forth on Zhao Su's face for several rounds, and then spoke English again.

After hearing it clearly, Zhao Su couldn't help but raise her face from the table and looked straight at him.

"Emperor, the envoy is curious about the identity of Zhao Weiwei. Will the empress tell him truthfully?"

Sun Ji, the translator of Huitongguan, asked for instructions.

"Is there anything that cannot be sued?" The emperor ate a walnut kernel and looked at Zhao Su below.

Sun Ji said frightenedly, and turned around to explain to Lan Rou.

After hearing that Lan Raozi was just a guard, she seemed very confused. When she looked at Zhao Su again, her eyes were a bit meaningful.

Zhao Su was too lazy to pay attention, after all, her parents allowed her to sit here.

Although she did not interrupt in their conversation before, the arrogance revealed by foreigners' words always reminded the Eight-Nation Alliance that ruined the Old Summer Palace. From the bottom of her heart, she had no good feelings for these people.

"Emperor, the envoy requests to leave the seat for a moment."

At this time, Sun Ji reported to the emperor again.

"Helmet the envoys and get together again in two quarters of an hour." said the emperor.

All the six people in the blue robe stood up, bowed to the emperor, and then retreated.

All the rest of the hall is my own people.

Zhao Yu stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this silk price is small, and opening the fleet to the port is big. I heard that Westerners are fighting, and when they come, the number of ships must be large, and the ports must be opened along the coast.

"After setting this precedent, I'm afraid there will be other countries to get the share of this pie. If the dock is mixed, it will be difficult to defend at that time.

"Our military defense focuses on the northwest. The coastal military defense is not strong. I think this matter is too dangerous and I must be very cautious."

Zhao Su originally thought it was a matter of interests. After Zhao Yu said this, she immediately felt that her situation was small. The reason why there was a ban on the sea in history was for national defense. This blue robe is quite speculative and specialized in choosing people to say that if the ports are opened and foreign fleets are put in, she would not have to experience the Eight-Nation Alliance incident in person?

No matter how powerful Daliang is, he has only been in the founding of the country for more than 20 years! Of course, he does not have the strength to be foolproof in this regard.

"What they want is not just opening the dock to sell silk," the emperor walked down the Danban, stopped at the blue robe table, picked up the tea cup on the table and looked at the light carefully. "They are very interested in the tea and porcelain of Middle Earth. If the silk is opened here, there will definitely be demand for other goods."

Zhao Yu followed up: "So we can't let go of this."

The emperor looked at the cup for a while and put it back on the table and said, "It is important to guard against wolves, but it is a pity to push the fat meat delivered to the door. The northwest is bitter and cold. The Qin King sent back the report that all the clothes of the generals who keep warm are patches, and the weapons to fight against the enemy cannot even be used as one weapon, let alone the reserve of bows and cannons without worries.

"With money, you can strengthen your military. With money, why worry about not being able to defend yourself?"

Zhao Yumoyu said this point. The court has too many things to do. In recent years, the Ministry of Revenue has never owed food and salary for the soldiers guarding the border, but if there is no worries, there is still a long way to go. And if the national treasury is full, these are not a problem.

"The emperor means, do you want to try it?"

The emperor turned around with his hands behind his back: "Look at it again."

When he looked up, he saw Zhao Su who was still eating under the Danban. He paused: "Why are you still here?"

Zhao Su didn't want to stay here either. Because she had eaten too much, she wanted to go to a thatched cottage, but she was the "Imperial Guard" who the emperor asked not to leave. He didn't say anything, where could she go?!

But now she knows she can leave!

She stood up quickly and exited the threshold.

The cottage is in the west - there are men and women, because there are often female envoys in the envoys.

Zhao Su went out and saw that it was still early, so she wanted to find a quiet place to rest before going back.

Just as I looked at a small bamboo forest in the corner, someone swayed there. Before I could see clearly, the voice had already been heard, and I had a long-lost English: "The emperor came out and saw that we were still carrying a female guard, and he must be just a romantic little emperor. It is rare that he came in person. We have to take this opportunity to lobby him. If it succeeds, this will be a great benefit to us. As long as we monopolize the supply of oriental silk, the price of oriental silk will be controlled by our England!"

"Johnson is right! The land of Middle-earth is too rich, such as tea and porcelain, which are worth selling in large quantities! If the emperor accepts our fleet, we will get rich!"

The bamboo forest was not dense, and the other six of them were discussing the blue robe with a wide gap. Perhaps because of the convenience of language barriers, they did not particularly lower their voices.

But they didn't know that there was a Zhao Su who had passed the CET-6 English exam in the 21st century!

Zhao Su took all their words into his eyes and accurately captured the shrewd light from their eyes. The key is that she also heard them ambiguously treat her as a "female guard" who was tied with the "romantic little emperor"!
Chapter completed!